FNUS74 KLIX 181530 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR DEEPWATER HORIZON...NOAA-OCS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS... AT 1000 CDT...1020MB HIGH WAS CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING WEST ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. SFC PRES AT SOURCE 1019MB. .NEAR SHORE HEAT INDEX INFORMATION... AT 1000 CDT... GALLIANO /GAO/... 87F HOUMA /HUM/... 82F GULFPORT /GPT/...102F SLIDELL /ASD/... 95F BOOTHVILLE /BVE/... 94F WEST DELTA /DLP/...103F .WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORY SUMMARY... ...SPC DAY1 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. ...SPC DAY2 OUTLOOK...GENRL NON-SVR TSTMS. .SOUNDING INFO/WIND PROFILE... 15Z RUC13 SOUNDING AT SPOT LOCATION SFC...S 8KT 250FT...SE 7KT 500FT...SE 7KT 1KFT...SE 8KT 2KFT...SE 10KT 3KFT...SE 15KT 4KFT...SE 20KT 5KFT...SE 17KT MAX WIND...135/20KT 4.1FT. STORM MOTION...186/8KT 18/00Z GFS MODEL SNDG AT SPOT LOCATION VALID 18Z 7/19/10 SFC...ESE 8KT 250FT...ESE 8KT 500FT...ESE 9KT 1KFT...ESE 9KT 2KFT...SE 9KT 3KFT...SE 10KT 4KFT...SE 11KT 5KFT...SE 11KT MAX WIND...036/17KT 53.9KFT. .NEARBY GULF ASOS/AWOS OBSERVATIONS... ...KBVE - BOOTHVILLE-VENICE LA ASOS ...KGAO - GALLIANO LA AWOS ...KHSA - STENNIS INTL AP - BAY ST LOUIS MS ...KIPN - INDEPENDENCE 28.1N 87.9W ...KMYT - INNOVATOR 28.2N 89.6W ...KSPR - SHIP SHOAL 28.6N 91.2W ...KMDJ - MS CANYON 28.7N 89.8W ...KDLP - WEST DELTA 29.1N 89.6W METAR KBVE 181451Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM SCT025 SCT029 29/24 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02940244 51008 TSNO METAR KGAO 181520Z AUTO 00000KT 27/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW METAR KHSA 181450Z 14005KT 10SM SCT026 BKN045 30/24 A3007 METAR KIPN 181515Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM CLR A3009 RMK A01 METAR KSPR 181515Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3006 RMK A01 METAR KMDJ 181515Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3009 RMK A01 METAR KDLP 181515Z AUTO 17007KT 9SM CLR 32/25 A3007 RMK A01 .AREAL AVIATION... COASTAL LAND AREAS...VFR SCT025 BKN040 ISOLD/SCT VRB15G25KT 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS TO 400. MARINE AREAS...VFR SCT020 SCT035 ISOLD 3SM SHRA/TSRA BKN025 WITH TOPS TO 350. KHUM 181438Z 1815/1912 12003KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 1815/1818 5SM -SHRA BKN035CB FM181800 16006KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1818/1822 P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM182200 16007KT P6SM OVC050 FM190000 16005KT P6SM BKN250 KHSA 181130Z 1812/1912 16003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM181500 16008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN050 FM181800 16009KT P6SM OVC250 TEMPO 1818/1821 4SM TS BKN050CB FM182100 16007KT P6SM OVC250 TEMPO 1821/1824 5SM TS BKN050CB FM190000 15005KT P6SM OVC250 FM190600 13003KT P6SM BKN250= AREAL OUTLOOK FOR MON...VFR SCT030 SCT-BKN050. ISO/SCT SHRA/TSRA. LGT SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR TUE...VFR SCT030. ISO SHRA/TSRA. LGT TO MDT E TO SE WIND. AREAL OUTLOOK FOR WED...VFR/MVFR SCT-BKN030. SCT SHRA/TSRA. MDT SE WIND. .RADAR... AT 1000 CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE DETECTED 10 TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST AND 30 MILES AND GREATER WEST AND NORTH OF THE SPILL SITE. NO LIGHTNING DETECTED. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 13 KT. .TIDAL INFORMATION... PSTL1 1.15 FT AT 0950 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.53 FT AT 1400 CDT. WYCM6 1.78 FT AT 0950 CDT FALLING...LOW TIDE 0.85 FT AT 1800 CDT. BUOY 42040 WATER TEMP: 87F. .TODAY... TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........61 61 61 60 60 60 64 64 WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............85 85 85 85 86 87 88 87 RH..............70 70 67 67 65 63 61 63 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 93 93 92 93 94 96 94 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 MIX HGT (KM)....1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 TRANS SPD (M/S).6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 SEAS............3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 50 62 62 47 63 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............87 84 83 82 82 82 RH..............63 70 72 73 73 73 HEAT INDEX (F)..94 90 89 87 87 87 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 3600 3600 3600 3700 3700 MIX HGT (M).....1070 1100 1100 1100 1130 1130 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 8 SE 9 SE 9 SE 10 SE 9 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 40 40 SEAS............3 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC .MONDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........63 58 52 52 51 51 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............82 82 84 87 88 88 RH..............74 74 70 61 59 59 HEAT INDEX (F)..87 87 90 94 95 95 20 FT WIND......E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3700 3600 3600 3600 3600 3600 MIX HGT (M).....1130 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 9 SE 8 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 10 TRAN WIND (M/S).SE 4 SE 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 E 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30 30 SEAS............2 2 2 2 2 2 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC LC $$ FORECASTER...DESTRI REQUESTED BY...TIM OSBORN TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20100718.DEEPW.05/LIX